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4 Reasons to Hate Meetings

By Michelle Mazur > April 9, 2012
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Last week, I wrote Meetings Blow but Yours Doesn’t Have to and it instantly rose to the top of my most viewed posts. Apparently, I’m not alone in my hatred of sucky meetings that kill relationships and morale. In fact, I was recently on the website for my favorite data visualization software, Tableau Software, and on…

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Meetings Blow But Yours Doesn't Have to

By Michelle Mazur > April 2, 2012
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 Once a week I sit in a meeting where I start mentally calculating the cost of the meeting to the company. Luckily, our friends at Sales Crunch calculated the cost of meetings for me. A weekly team check-in costs a company $1,340 per month or a whopping $16,080 per year. Yikes. Ineffective meetings are an…

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Brands Building Relationships on Facebook

By Guest_Blogger > March 26, 2012
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Guest post by By B. Imei Hsu, RN,LMHC  – Part two of a two part series on relationships and Facebook Business Relationships, Leadership, and Facebook Over the past two and a half years, Iʼve had the privilege of watching several brands rise in popularity and “Like”-ability on Facebook, including Popchips  and the local restaurant Japonessa Sushi Cochina.…

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Dating in the Facebook Age

By Guest_Blogger > March 19, 2012
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Guest post by By B. Imei Hsu, RN,LMHC  – Part one of a two part series on relationships and Facebook “Are you Bernice?” queried the barista. “Yes. Do I know you?” I answered. “Yes. I follow you on Facebook.” I admit that I am still surprised whenever I hear someone other than family use my given name.…

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Public Speaking Myth Busting

By Michelle Mazur > March 8, 2012
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Myths and bad public speaking advice are bountiful for those just starting out as speakers.  Here are some practical guidance and myth busting to help speakers just starting out on their presenting journeys. Myth #1 – Public Speaking is the Number One Fear Scott Berkun in his book Confessions of a Public Speaker (non-affifilate link)…

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